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firestorm
a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
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noreaster, northeaster
a storm blowing from the northeast
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hailstorm
a storm during which hail falls
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ice storm, silver storm
a storm with freezing rain that leaves everything glazed with ice
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rainstorm
a storm with rain
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blizzard, snowstorm
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
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electric storm, electrical storm, thunderstorm
a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning
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windstorm
a storm consisting of violent winds
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cyclone
a violent rotating windstorm
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dust storm, duster, sandstorm, sirocco
a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
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equinoctial storm, line storm
a violent rainstorm near the time of an equinox
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thundershower
a short rainstorm accompanied by thunder and lightning
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tempest
(literary) a violent wind
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whirlwind
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
